* A pocket guide to local anaesthesia concentrating on the practical aspects of application and patient care * Provides essential guidelines to local pain control in an easily-accessible format * Places emphasis on the integration of disciplines in patient care as promoted in current dental education * A practical resource of up-to-date information for every dental undergraduate and dental practitioner

• Physiology of nerve conduction; Pharmacological basis of local anaesthesia; Instruments; Techniques for delivery of local anaesthesia; Maxillary anaesthesia; Mandibular anaesthesia; Management of the difficult case; Selection of patients for treatment under local anaesthesia; Local complications; Systemic complications; Medico-legal considerations; Glossary of terms; Index.

Paul D. Robinson PhD, BDS, MBBS, FDS Senior Lecturer/ Consultant, Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Guy's King's and St Thomas' Dental Institute, King's College, London, UK